5 things to know about new Bills punter Matt Darr

The Buffalo Bills decided to replace Colton Schmidt with another punter for the second time this season, signing Matt Darr to the 53-man roster.

Schmidt spent four full seasons with the Bills before 2018 when he was cut by the team at the end of training camp for undrafted rookie Corey Bojoquez. Eventually Bojoquez found himself on injured reserved, which prompted Schmidt’s re-signing on Oct. 31.

Darr will now replace him for the foreseeable future, which could just be the next five games.

With that, here are five things to know about the newest kicker for the Bills:

Undrafted division foe

Darr might not be all that much of a stranger to Bills fans. In 2015, the Miami Dolphins, who the Bills also happen to be visiting this upcoming Sunday, signed the 26-year-old as an undrafted rookie free agent from the University of Tennessee which some in the NFL refer to as “Punter U.”

Upon entering the league with the Dolphins in 2015, Darr beat out a former Pro Bowl punter in Brandon Fields to earn his first starting job. In his rookie year, he was name to the PFWA All-Rookie team. Darr stuck around with the Dolphins taking all of the punting duties in the 2015 and 2016 seasons before losing the job the following season in training camp.

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